Motion Simulation
Hello, i'm trying to do a motion simulation of a three wheels system (that's what i've been told it's called, pictures below), both cylinders will turn at the same speed and as a consequence the sphere...
View ArticleRemove element from feature select curve dialog
On thing I always bang my head against is the inaccessibilty of the list of selected elements in all selections dialogs. Solidworks allows to select elements from this list and delete them. Right now,...
View ArticleSketch Element Tree
Why is there no navigator/tree view for the elements of a sketch? My request is basically to having the list of sketch elements as a logical succession of the hierarchyAssembly NavigatorPart...
View ArticleSymbols in modeling curve text
In application modeling, Curve tab, Text command, is it possible to use symbols? Back in the days of yore, we could type in $W or <#d> and get a depth symbol, for example, but now I just get...
View ArticleLinked and Extracted Faces
Hello all, I've been looking to understand NX a bit more. I am using NX 12 and I started to look for similar functions created by a customer, and I wanted to see if I was using these functions...
View Articleugtopv STANDALONE - OutputDirectory and MONOLITHIC seem not to work.
Hi dear Experts,I have discovered this issue, but I am very surprised that these 2 Options never worked, starting from NX5. (as far as I could test, at least). Maybe they worked...
View ArticleViews on Synchronous Modeling
I've been using NX since before "Direct Editing", and now "Synchronous Modeling", so I view those tools as something to be used on an imported "dumb" body, since that is what they were designed for....
View ArticleHow to change the import step 214 settings file location?
I would like to change the default location of the step214ug.def file to my own folder. In customer defaults there is the option Gateway>Translators>STEP>STEP 214 import>Settings...
View ArticleHow to get geometric info on a body?
Hello, I'm testing various methods to achieve the cleanest possible import of a STEP file. Some of that involves creating Heal Geometry parts of various tiny tolerance values. Now, having created these...
View ArticleRemove parameter in NX12
I have a problem when i use extrude command to create a body and then i use remove parameter command normally must be unparameter body but now it change to Convergence body
View ArticleShape Studio VS Realize Shape etc.
Hello. Can you explain me the difference between SHAPE STUDIO and REALIZE SHAPE? For which applications is the one or the other used and why? How limited is the "surface"-application (ribbon in NX)...
View ArticleHow to Build Structural Weldment Profie from Points Profile
Hi, I am trying to create a car structural frame made from beams by making the frame with points and then having different part files as as sketch of each cross section. Is there any command to do this...
View Articleunequal segments after pattern along an ellipse
Hi,I have a problem with pattern along a curve. I have a point on an ellipse and I do a pattern geometry with constant pitch of 20 mm arc length along this ellipse: Then I use a divide curve command...
View ArticleChange expression type?
While creating some expressions (prior to using them in any geometry) I mistakenly gave one a "number" type rather than "integer", which I wanted. However, even though the expression is not being used...
View Article1D meshing cross section won't appear
Hi! This is my first time on this forum, so i don't know whether I should post here or in the NX Nastran forum. Anyway, my problem appears when I want to make a cross section for a 1D mesh. - I've...
View ArticleGD&T Intersection plane indicator
Hello everyone, Using NX 11.0.2.7 MP7. I would like to place in Drafting the GD&T Intersection plane indicator, but I am not able to find it (see attachment). Am I missing something or is it...
View ArticleSheet metal - generated bend lines
Hi, I worked with sheet metal for the first time within NX 11. And I used the automatically generated bend lines in my drawing. Now my colleague noticed the difference between the bend line, and the...
View ArticleDrawing booklet - customized drawing template
Hello, I would like to insert customized drawing sheets into the drawing booklet. I had placed my own customized templates into theC:\Program Files\Siemens\NX 11.0\DRAFTING\automation\templatesfolder...
View ArticleCrosshatch scaling to the geometry of part
Greetings, Is it possible to automaticly scale crosshatch distance in assembly drawing based on the size/geometry of the sectioned objects. In the picture I have manually adjusted the crosshatch...
View ArticlePart navigator language - different to UGII_LANG
Hi, we have a small problem. In the part navigator tree the language is english but our language setting UGII_LANG is german. Does anyone have an idea? Thanks for your reply! Frank
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